News
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Celebrate all things Irish at Five Points South's St. Patrick's festivities
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Small Business
Get your green ready to go! The Five Points Alliance invites you to join the historic community this weekend for the Five Point South St. Patrick’s Celebration, Birmingham’s biggest celebration of the Irish holiday.
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UrbanMain team's mission: Equitable entrepreneurship in Woodlawn
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Small Business, Workshops
In a city like Birmingham, where multiple commercial districts must coexist, each historical district’s revitalization strategies may look quite different. Each community needs to find its own niche, its own voice and its own identity – in ways that feel right for all the different people who are invested in it. That’s exactly what UrbanMain is intended to do!
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3rd Street Market making progress on corner store improvements in Enon Ridge
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Small Business
We are beginning to see the fruits of Rodriguez and Brianna Cowans’s labor of love in Enon Ridge. Improvements to their corner store are well underway, as they transition from convenience store to full grocery store.
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What are Complete Streets? A safe, accessible way forward.
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham
The Birmingham City Council Committee of the Whole recently introduced a draft of a Complete Streets Ordinance, a significant step forward in the ongoing advocating of a balanced transportation initiative in the City of Birmingham.
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Upgrade your Zyp experience: 7 things you can do with the Zyp app
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham
You’re probably already familiar with the happy green bikes Zypping around the Magic City. But did you know the Zyp mobile app can enhance your riding experience? Check out a few of the cool features available to Zyp riders through the app!
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Happy grand opening to The Preservery!
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
Chef Andrea Foster will celebrate the grand opening of her restaurant The Preservery in REV Birmingham’s REVeal Kitchen stall at The Pizitz Food Hall on Friday.
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Zyp Bikeshare's Access for All program enters third year
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham
February marks the beginning of Year 3 for Zyp Bikeshare’s Access For All program. The program provides reduced-price annual memberships for low-income users and individuals on government assistance.
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City Center District Management Corporation contracts with REV Birmingham
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham
Under the contract, REV will manage the Community Action Partnership (CAP) patrol program and will begin the process of long-term strategic planning for the continued revitalization and management of the City Center district.
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The Preservery to bring ‘elevated soul food’ to REV Birmingham's REVeal Kitchen at The Pizitz
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
In early February, Andrea Foster will put her elevated soul food concept, The Preservery, to the test in REV’s restaurant accelerator space in the popular downtown food hall.
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Community grocery store, cheeky gift shop win THE BIG PITCH presented by PNC
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Small Business
On Saturday, November 18, 10 finalists competed for a shot at a share of $40,000 in this year’s BIG PITCH, presented by PNC, at The Negro Southern League Museum.